Recorded 1977–2002 Boys' name Peak 1977 18 births

Rahshon — boys' name

18 babies named Rahshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s52000s6
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Rahshon was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rahshon in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Rahshon between 1977 and 2002, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahshon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahshon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rahshon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahshon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rahshon at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

18

Since 1977

26 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1977

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2002

Rahshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1977

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200219801977 7

Rahshon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 39% of Rahshon's all-time total
1970s71980s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahshon?
18 babies have been named Rahshon since 1977. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Rahshon most popular?
Rahshon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Rahshon been used?
Rahshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 26 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Rahshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.